Lettering tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty dressed as a nurse, holding a syringe and a test strips canister, with the word Diabetic beneath, on the upper arm.
Hello Kitty nurse with syringe on upper arm
Close view of a small black lettered tattoo reading HE>I on the upper shoulder near the collarbone.
Small HE>I lettering near the shoulder
Flash design of a green-tipped sonic screwdriver wrapped in three white ribbon banners reading Wibbly, Wobbly and Timey-Wimey, with a green halftone glow behind it.
Sonic screwdriver with Wibbly Wobbly banners
Pen sketch of a safety pin with a bow and two ribbons carrying lettering, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Safety pin and bow sketch
Black ink script lettering reading it is well, drawn as a flowing handwritten design on a plain white background, with no body part visible.
Script lettering reading it is well
Black and grey forearm tattoo of mountains and a sun inside a circle, with a handwritten quote above and around it about going somewhere and having room for one more troubled soul.
Mountain and sun quote on a forearm
Black cursive script reading Life goes on sits above a thin black heartbeat trace on the inner forearm.
Life goes on script with heartbeat line
Two forearms side by side with matching black script lettering tattoos on the inner forearm, reading Together forever never apart and Maybe in distance but never in heart.
Matching quote tattoos on forearms
Colour traditional tattoo of a dark-haired cartoon man in a suit with orange clouds behind him and a Danger Zone banner, on a forearm.
Cartoon portrait with Danger Zone banner on forearm
Illustrated pair of hands with solid black sun face designs on the wrists, a black circle with crossbars on each palm, and the letters of DEATH across the fingers.
Sun and circle hand tattoo designs
Black line tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a heartbeat line that forms a cross and ends in an outlined heart, with the words Faith, Hope, Love beneath.
Heartbeat cross and heart on the ribs
Black fine line giraffe outline tattoo with script lettering inside its body and neck, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Giraffe outline with script on upper back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a woman's profile with swirling hair and words such as keep living on the calf.
Profile and words on a calf
Black and grey script lettering of the Serenity Prayer running diagonally across skin on the side of the ribs.
Serenity Prayer script tattoo along the ribs
Black and grey flash design of a dotwork-shaded rose with three arrows and the words "Love yourself so no one has to" curved around it.
Rose and arrows with "Love yourself" lettering
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cross emerging through cracked skin on a forearm, with Risen and Savior scroll banners across it.
Cracked stone cross with Risen and Savior banners
Fine line lettering reading TOUGH ENOUGH in orange, teal, purple, green and yellow on the upper arm of a person in a striped top.
Multicoloured TOUGH ENOUGH lettering on upper arm
Pencil sketch of cursive script lettering arranged in a circle reading what goes around comes around, drawn on paper with no body placement visible.
Circular script lettering sketch
Blackwork and red-line sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with a circular symbol, arrow-like marks and lettering.
Abstract black and red arm sleeve
Close-up of a black lettering tattoo reading May the Force be with you in bold sans-serif capitals across the inner forearm near the wrist.
May the Force quote on a forearm
Black and grey script lettering reading Selfish Machine across the inner wrist and forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Selfish Machine script on a wrist
Black ink script lettering on an upper arm showing a crossed-out name above the words oops and I meant Hollie, in a freehand script style.
Crossed-out name with 'oops I meant' lettering
Two black ink line drawings of pine forests below mountain peaks, with campfires and tents and the words Sleep Outside beneath each.
Mountain pines and Sleep Outside lettering
Realistic black and grey Dalek tattoo with teal dome lights and an Exterminate banner, set against a radiating line pattern on the upper arm.
Dalek with Exterminate banner on upper arm
Pen drawing of an infinity symbol with the words live life with no regrets written in thin fine line script, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Infinity symbol with 'live life with no regrets' script
Black and grey tattoos on bare legs in a bath, including a rose with leaves, script lettering reading SELF and floral designs on the thighs.
Lettering and rose tattoos on thighs in a bath
Back view of a woman in a lace dress with a small black script tattoo on her upper back near the shoulder.
Script tattoo on upper back in lace dress
Fine line black tattoo on an ankle showing a UFO beaming up a figure between two cacti, with a shooting star, small stars and the words Earth Stinks below.
UFO abduction with cacti on an ankle
Traditional style colour tattoo of an orange peach with green leaves and a black banner reading JUST PEACHY, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Peach with Just Peachy banner on upper arm
White traditional-style design of clasped hands, crossed arrows and banners with lettering, printed on a black t-shirt hanging on a wall.
Clasped hands and arrows shirt design
Black and white flash design of a stag head silhouette with hand-lettered text reading We will forever be wild and free over a row of pine trees.
Stag silhouette with lettering and pine trees
Black line drawing of a geometric circular design with decorative lettering above and below, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Circular symbol design with quotation
Black and white photo of a black script quote tattoo running along the upper thigh, partly covered by a hand holding dark fabric.
Script quote along the upper thigh
Two people shown from behind with matching black and grey angel wing tattoos over their shoulder blades, each with script lettering beside the wing.
Matching angel wing tattoos with sibling script
Black lettering and an anchor tattoo on the side of a foot near the ankle, with the script words We shall never drift apart running along the skin.
Anchor and script quote on a foot
Traditional style flash design of a woman with curled hair, two blue roses, an eyeball and a banner reading I only have eyes for you.
Pin-up woman with roses and eyeball banner
Black script lettering reading To The Moon with a long underline swash on a plain grey background, shown as a lettering design rather than a tattoo on skin.
To The Moon script lettering design
Black and grey fine line script reading nothing gold can stay with a small flower sketch, tattooed on the upper back beside the shoulder blade, with hair falling across the skin.
Nothing gold can stay script on upper back
Two palms turned up showing a small black fine line arrow with feathered fletching, a single eye, and the words THE DEVIL WON'T KEEP TIL MORNING in black lettering.
Arrow, eye and quote on palms
Black and grey fine line script reading Memento Mori across the ribs in a black and white photo.
Memento Mori script on a rib cage
Two black and grey tattoos on forearms: an arrow with the script words Her Guardian on the left, and feathered wings with script lettering between them on the right.
Arrow and wings tattoos on two forearms
Hand-drawn flash design of two closed eyes with radiating dotted lines, above and below the words 'AND YOU SEE YOUR GYPSY' in dark brown lettering on a pink textured background.
Hand-lettered eyes design on pink
Close photo of the word persevere in fine black cursive script across the inner forearm.
Persevere script on an inner arm
Traditional style flash drawing of a cartoon woman with dark red hair holding a red rose, with a red rose, blue leaves and a ribbon banner reading BELLE, shown without a body placement.
Belle with rose and banner flash
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with an open pocket watch, a lily, a beaded chain, bee and scrollwork, with script lettering on the watch lid.
Pocket watch, lily and beaded chain design
Black script lettering reading 'Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered' across the upper thigh.
Script quote across the upper thigh
Small black fine line tattoo of the Republica del Ecuador Quito emblem on the inner wrist of a raised fist.
Quito coat of arms tattoo on a wrist
Black ink script lettering flash sheet with flourished phrases, scroll borders and a small ornament, shown on white with no body placement.
Script lettering flash sheet